The Morgan Trojans will face off against the West Panthers at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
The home team had come away the winner the last five times Morgan and Ogden had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Trojans blew past the Tigers 25-12 on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won seven games by eight runs or more so far this season.
Eva Birkeland made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in March. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with three runs, two RBI, and one double.
Kaiya Peterson
| 04/18/25 @ Ogden | 9 |
| 03/11/24 @ Payson | 6 |
| 03/28/25 vs Ogden | 4 |
| 03/21/25 @ Roy | 4 |
| 04/19/24 vs Ogden | 4 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kaiya Peterson, who went 4-for-5 with one home run, nine RBI, and three runs. Those nine RBI gave her a new career-high. Lexi Hardman was another key player, going 3-for-5 with four runs, two stolen bases, and three RBI.
Morgan was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .487. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .303 or higher in nine consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West). They put the hurt on Highland with a sharp 20-8 win on Tuesday. The Panthers not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since April 23, 2024 (when they won 16-3).
Morgan's victory bumped their record up to 11-5. As for West, their win ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-10.
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